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(RNN) - The National Hurricane Center issued hurricane warnings for the Carolinas on Tuesday as millions braced for the strongest storm to hit the region in decades. After weakening earlier in the day, Hurricane Florence regained its punch

(RNN) - The National Hurricane Center issued hurricane warnings for the Carolinas on Tuesday as millions braced for the strongest storm to hit the region in decades. After weakening earlier in the day, Hurricane Florence regained its punch as evening approached. "Further strengthening is forecast tonight and Wednesday," the NHC said Tuesday.

​​In addition to Hurricane Florence off the eastern coast of the continental U.S., Tropical Storm Isaac in the Caribbean and Tropical Storm Olivia which passed by Hawaii Thursday, Delta's meteorology and operations teams in the Operations a

​​In addition to Hurricane Florence off the eastern coast of the continental U.S., Tropical Storm Isaac in the Caribbean and Tropical Storm Olivia which passed by Hawaii Thursday, Delta's meteorology and operations teams in the Operations and Customer Center has added another storm to its radar-Typhoon Mangkhut.

Last update: 5:10 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 14. Airlines had waived change fees for travelers scheduled to fly to airports in the expected path of Hurricane Florence. Scroll down for the latest airline change-fee waivers that were in place a

Last update: 5:10 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 14. Airlines had waived change fees for travelers scheduled to fly to airports in the expected path of Hurricane Florence. Scroll down for the latest airline change-fee waivers that were in place as of 5:10 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 14.

CALABARZON MAP. (Map courtesy of DILG-4A) CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- More than 6,000 people living along the Laguna de Bay shoreline towns of Rizal and Laguna, and island villages of Cavite, Batangas and Quezon were moved to safer grounds duri

CALABARZON MAP. (Map courtesy of DILG-4A) CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- More than 6,000 people living along the Laguna de Bay shoreline towns of Rizal and Laguna, and island villages of Cavite, Batangas and Quezon were moved to safer grounds during a preemptive evacuation Friday night due to Typhoon Ompong.

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